Why were the Sumptuary Laws passed?
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Ans: they were laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance particularly against inordinate expenditures in the matter of food, furniture, apparel, etc.
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A) attend traditionally all-male schools B) run for public office C) serve in the military D) earn equal pay for equal work E) obtain an abortion
Between 1830 and 1850, the number of colleges __________
A) increased by 50 percent B) increased by 75 percent C) more than doubled D) more than quadrupled
Woody Guthrie's 1930s "The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd" captured
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Who were the Decembrists, what did they represent, and what happened to them?
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